(astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
(astronomy, by extension) The tendency of light rays to preferentially strike the leading face of a moving object (the effect underlying the above phenomenon).
(electronics) A defect in an image produced by an optical or electrostatic lens system.
(medicine) A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
(optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point.
(zoology, botany) A typical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ.
A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
A partial alienation of reason.
The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
abiogenist
abiogenist
noun
(biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life.
abjections
abjections
noun
plural of abjection
ablegation
ablegation
noun
(obsolete) Expulsion; banishment.
abnegation
abnegation
noun
A denial; a renunciation; denial of desire or self-interest.
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
abominates
abominates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abominate
abreaction
abreaction
noun
(psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross.
absinthole
abstention
abstention
noun
(obsolete) The act of restraining oneself.
Non-participation in the political world; as a country avoiding international affairs.
The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
The act of declining to vote on a particular issue.
abstersion
abstersion
noun
(archaic) Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.
abstertion
actionable
actionable
adj
(law) Affording grounds for legal action.
I'm sure it's not good of me to write that he's a lush, but is it actionable?
That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
aerobating
aerobating
verb
present participle of aerobate
akenobeite
alboranite
ambitioned
ambitioned
adj
Having ambition
angiotribe
angiotribe
noun
An instrument for controlling hemorrhages
antibodies
antibodies
noun
plural of antibody
babylonite
ballottine
balneation
balneation
noun
(formal) The act of bathing.
The administration of public baths.
baroneting
baronetise
baronetize
barrientos
bayldonite
bayldonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and zinc.
bayoneting
bayoneting
noun
A stabbing with a bayonet.
verb
(US) present participle of bayonet
beaumontia
bebization
beclothing
beclothing
verb
present participle of beclothe
bedlington
beethovian
beethovian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to in particular his style of music.
beknotting
belonesite
benediktov
benevolist
bennington
bennington
Noun
A distinctive type of glazed ceramic marble, usually blue or brown.
Proper noun
a town in Vermont, USA, and one of the two shire towns (county seats) in Bennington County. Named after
bentonitic
bentonitic
adj
Formed of, or containing, bentonite.
berrettino
bertolonia
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
besoothing
besoothing
verb
present participle of besoothe
bespotting
bespotting
verb
present participle of bespot
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
betainogen
bethorning
betokening
betokening
verb
present participle of betoken
betorcinol
betrothing
betrothing
verb
present participle of betroth
bevomiting
bevomiting
verb
present participle of bevomit
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bijections
bijections
noun
plural of bijection
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
binoxalate
binoxalate
noun
(chemistry) A salt having two equivalents of oxalic acid to one of the base; an acid oxalate.
biocenotic
biocenotic
adj
Relating to a biocenosis
biocentric
biocentric
adj
Supporting or pertaining to biocentrism.
biogenetic
biogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogenesis.
Of or pertaining to biogenetics.
birthstone
birthstone
noun
Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.
Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.
bisections
bisections
noun
plural of bisection
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
boehmenist
boehmenite
boethusian
bolstering
bolstering
noun
The act by which something is bolstered; support.
verb
present participle of bolster
bonnetiere
bonnetlike
bonnetlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bonnet (traditional hat).
borolanite
borolanite
noun
(mineralogy) A pyroxene-melanite containing nepheline syenite
botaurinae
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
bournonite
bournonite
noun
(mineralogy) A sulfosalt mineral, a sulfantimonite of lead and copper.
bovinities
bovinities
noun
plural of bovinity
brainstone
breakpoint
breakpoint
noun
(meteorology) A location referred to when issuing watches, warnings, or advisories for specific areas.
(physics) The point where surface water waves are breaking in, e.g., oceans or lakes.
(programming) A point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.
(web development) A particular size at which a web page is designed to switch to a different layout.
verb
(programming, transitive) To flag with a breakpoint.
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
brimstones
brimstones
noun
plural of brimstone
brissotine
brominated
brominated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with bromine.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with bromine or hydrobromic acid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brominate
brontolite
bronzitite
bronzitite
noun
(mineralogy) A form of orthopyroxenite composed mostly of the mineral hypersthene
brothering
brothering
verb
present participle of brother
bufotenine
bufotenine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin.
buitenzorg
butanolide
butanolide
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyclic lactone derived from 4-hydroxybutanoic acid; any of its derivatives
buttonlike
buttonlike
adj
Resembling a button.
cabotinage
cabotinage
noun
overacting; hamming
cenobitism
cenobitism
noun
The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a cenobite.
coenobitic
colbertine
colbertine
noun
(obsolete) A kind of lace.
connubiate
connubiate
verb
(rare, slang) To live together as man and wife; to marry; (loosely), to have relations.
contribute
contribute
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
counterbid
counterbid
noun
(business) A bid made in response to a previous bid by another party
verb
To make a counterbid
dealbation
dealbation
noun
(chemistry, archaic) The process or act of becoming or being made white, most commonly by bleaching; whitening.
debonairty
decubation
decubation
noun
(obsolete, rare, formal) The act of lying down.
detubation
ebionitism
ebionitism
Noun
The system or doctrine of the Ebionites.
ebionitist
ebullition
ebullition
noun
A sudden emotional outburst.
The act of boiling.
eburnation
eburnation
noun
A degenerative process of bone, occurring at sites of articular cartilage erosion and commonly found in patients with osteoarthritis. Subchondral bone responds to increased friction by generating reactive, ivory-like dense bone at the site of erosion.
embodiment
embodiment
noun
(countable) A physical entity typifying an abstract concept.
The process of embodying.
embonpoint
embonpoint
adj
Plump, chubby, buxom.
noun
Plumpness, stoutness, especially when voluptuous.
endobiotic
endobiotic
adj
(medicine) Originating within an organ or biological system.
(of a parasite or symbiont) living within the tissues of a host.
noun
(medicine) An endogenous substance that influences the functioning of an organ or biological process.
entamoebic
entamoebic
adj
Alternative form of entamebic
epibenthos
epibenthos
noun
(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
exhibition
exhibition
noun
(UK) A financial award or prize given to a student (who becomes an exhibitioner) by a school or university, usually on the basis of academic merit.
(sports) A game which does not impact the standings for any major cup or competition.
A demonstration of personal skill or feelings.
A large-scale public showing of objects or products.
A public display, intentional or otherwise, generally characterised as negative, a shameful exhibition or a disgusting exhibition
An instance of exhibiting, or something exhibited.
exorbitant
exorbitant
adj
Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
extubation
extubation
noun
(medicine) The removal of a tube inserted by intubation.
februation
februation
noun
Purification, rejuvenation, or renewal, especially ritual or ceremonial.
The object of such purification; a sacrifice.
forebitten
forebitten
adj
Bitten in front.
geobotanic
geobotanic
Adjective
phytogeographical
gilbertown
gilbertson
gnotobiote
gnotobiote
noun
Alternative form of gnotobiont
hebetation
hebetation
noun
The act of making blunt, dull, or stupid.
The state of being blunted or dulled.
hibernator
hibernator
noun
Something that hibernates.
hotbrained
hylobatine
hylobatine
adj
Of or relating to gibbons.
iceboating
iceboating
noun
The act of travelling in a iceboat.
imbodiment
inobedient
inobedient
adj
(obsolete) Not obedient; disobedient.
insobriety
insobriety
noun
The state of being drunk; a lack of sobriety.
interblock
interblock
adj
Between blocks.
noun
A space or interval between two adjacent blocks or cells on a grid.
interbrood
interbrood
adj
Between broods
interlobar
interlobar
adj
(anatomy) Between lobes.
intombment
intombment
noun
Archaic form of entombment.
knobbliest
knobbliest
adj
superlative form of knobbly: most knobbly
libationer
libationer
noun
A Taoist religious office analogous to that of parish priest.
A priest or religious official who conducts a libation ritual, in which a drink is poured as an offering to a divinity or ancestor.
The head of the Chinese Imperial College (Han dynasty through the Qing dynasty), and, by extension, any of the most highly respected scholars during that time period.
liberation
liberation
noun
The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
The process of striving to achieve equal rights and status.
lobstering
lobstering
verb
present participle of lobster
metabolian
metabolian
noun
(zoology, dated) An insect which undergoes a metamorphosis.
montbretia
montbretia
noun
Any plant of the genus Crocosmia (once called Montbretia).
motionable
motionable
adj
Able to be made as a motion.
Able to be moved or set in motion.
nebulation
nebulation
noun
A clouded or ill-defined mark of colour.
The condition of being nebulated.
nebulosity
nebulosity
noun
(meteorology, astronomy) The characteristic of being nebulous; cloudiness (measured in octas).
negotiable
negotiable
adj
(law, finance) Able to be transferred to another person, with or without endorsement, in exchange for money.
(of an obstacle, route etc) Able to be traversed; navigable.
Open to negotiation or bargaining.
noun
Something that is open to negotiation.
negotiably
negotiably
adv
In a manner that can be negotiated.
neoblastic
neoblastic
adj
Constituting or pertaining to a new growth, as of tissue.
nobilitate
nobilitate
verb
(obsolete) To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt.
nobilities
nobilities
noun
plural of nobility
nonbigoted
noncabinet
noncabinet
adj
(politics) Not of or pertaining to the cabinet.
noncitable
nonstabile
nonsubtile
norbergite
norbergite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
norbertine
noticeable
noticeable
adj
Capable of being seen or noticed.
Worthy of note; significant.
noticeably
noticeably
adv
(degree) To a detectable degree, sufficient to be noticed.
(manner) In a noticeable way.
(modal) In truth and observably.
notifiable
notifiable
adj
(medicine, of a disease) About which the authorities must be notified.